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Lexicon :: Strong's H3971 - mᵊ'ûm

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מְאוּם
Transliteration
mᵊ'ûm
Pronunciation
moom
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
As if passive participle from an unused root
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TWOT Reference: 1137a

Strong’s Definitions

מאוּם mʼûwm, moom; usually מוּם mûwm; as if passive participle from an unused root probably meaning to stain a blemish (physically or morally):—blemish, blot, spot.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 22x

The KJV translates Strong's H3971 in the following manner: blemish (16x), spot (3x), blot (2x), variant (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 22x
The KJV translates Strong's H3971 in the following manner: blemish (16x), spot (3x), blot (2x), variant (1x).

  1. blemish, spot, defect

    1. of physical defect

    2. of moral stain

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מאוּם mʼûwm, moom; usually מוּם mûwm; as if passive participle from an unused root probably meaning to stain a blemish (physically or morally):—blemish, blot, spot.
STRONGS H3971: Abbreviations
† מאוּם noun masculineJob 31:7 blemish, defect (for מְאוּם, which, although found only late, is (si vera lectio) apparently original form,.Köii. 146); — מ׳ absolute:
1. of physical defect Daniel 1:4.
2. figurative מ׳ דָּבַק בְּכַפַּ׳ Job 31:7 of moral stain; usually

† מוּם noun masculineLeviticus 21:17 (= foregoing (above); quiescent א omitted) (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic מוּמָא, bdb054801); — absolute מ׳ Leviticus 21:17 16 times; suffix מוּמוֺ Proverbs 9:7; מוּמָם Deuteronomy 32:5; — blemish, defect (chiefly H):
1. physical,
a. in man, as excluding from priestly service, Leviticus 21:17,18,21 (twice in verse); Leviticus 21:23; disfiguring man 2 Samuel 14:25, woman Songs 4:7; (in all בְּ היה מ׳); as caused by man upon man Leviticus 24:19,20.
b. in beast (reference to sacrifice) Leviticus 22:20,21,25; Numbers 19:2; Deuteronomy 15:21 (twice in verse); Deuteronomy 17:1 (in all בְּ היה מ׳).
2. figurative of moral blemish Deuteronomy 32:5 (but text very dubious, compare Dr); תִּשָּׂא פָנֶיךָ מִמּוּם Job 11:15; of shame of repulse Proverbs 9:7 (|| (קָלוֺן).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Leviticus

21:17; 21:17; 21:17; 21:18; 21:21; 21:23; 22:20; 22:21; 22:25; 24:19; 24:20

Numbers

19:2

Deuteronomy

15:21; 17:1; 32:5; 32:5

2 Samuel

14:25

Job

11:15; 31:7; 31:7

Proverbs

9:7; 9:7

Song of Songs

4:7

Daniel

1:4

H3971

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H3971 matches the Hebrew מְאוּם (mᵊ'ûm),
which occurs 22 times in 19 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 21:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 21:17 - “Say to Aaron: ‘For the generations to come none of your descendants who has a defect may come near to offer the food of his God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 21:18

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 21:18 - No man who has any defect may come near: no man who is blind or lame, disfigured or deformed;

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 21:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 21:21 - No descendant of Aaron the priest who has any defect is to come near to present the food offerings to the LORD. He has a defect; he must not come near to offer the food of his God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 21:23

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 21:23 - yet because of his defect, he must not go near the curtain or approach the altar, and so desecrate my sanctuary. I am the LORD, who makes them holy.’ ”

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 22:20

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 22:20 - Do not bring anything with a defect, because it will not be accepted on your behalf.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 22:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 22:21 - When anyone brings from the herd or flock a fellowship offering to the LORD to fulfill a special vow or as a freewill offering, it must be without defect or blemish to be acceptable.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 22:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 22:25 - and you must not accept such animals from the hand of a foreigner and offer them as the food of your God. They will not be accepted on your behalf, because they are deformed and have defects.’ ”

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 24:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 24:19 - Anyone who injures their neighbor is to be injured in the same manner:

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 24:20

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 24:20 - fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth. The one who has inflicted the injury must suffer the same injury.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 19:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 19:2 - “This is a requirement of the law that the LORD has commanded: Tell the Israelites to bring you a red heifer without defect or blemish and that has never been under a yoke.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 15:21

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 15:21 - If an animal has a defect, is lame or blind, or has any serious flaw, you must not sacrifice it to the LORD your God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 17:1

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 17:1 - Do not sacrifice to the LORD your God an ox or a sheep that has any defect or flaw in it, for that would be detestable to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 32:5

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:5 - They are corrupt and not his children; to their shame they are a warped and crooked generation.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 14:25

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:25 - In all Israel there was not a man so highly praised for his handsome appearance as Absalom. From the top of his head to the sole of his foot there was no blemish in him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 11:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 11:15 - then, free of fault, you will lift up your face; you will stand firm and without fear.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 31:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:7 - if my steps have turned from the path, if my heart has been led by my eyes, or if my hands have been defiled,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 9:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:7 - Whoever corrects a mocker invites insults; whoever rebukes the wicked incurs abuse.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 4:7

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:7 - You are altogether beautiful, my darling; there is no flaw in you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 1:4 - young men without any physical defect, handsome, showing aptitude for every kind of learning, well informed, quick to understand, and qualified to serve in the king’s palace. He was to teach them the language and literature of the Babylonians.[fn]
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